Radeon R6xx/R7xx 3D register reference guide released
| From: | Alex Deucher <alexdeucher-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w-AT-public.gmane.org> | |
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| Subject: | Radeon R6xx/R7xx 3D Register Reference Guide | |
| Date: | Mon, 26 Jan 2009 19:41:58 -0500 | |
| Message-ID: | <a728f9f90901261641v458c259rd17cd20e12eaa6f1@mail.gmail.com> | |
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AMD is pleased to announce the release of a 3D register reference guide for Radeon 6xx/7xx chips. The guide will be available in the usual places: http://www.x.org/docs/AMD/R6xx_3D_Registers.pdf and http://ati.amd.com/developer/open_gpu_documentation.html If you have any development related questions please ask at gpudriverdevsupport-7JSPXK3qpWk@public.gmane.org Alex Deucher AMD GPG alexander.deucher-5C7GfCeVMHo@public.gmane.org -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: radeonhd+unsubscribe-stAJ6ESoqRxg9hUCZPvPmw@public.gmane.org For additional commands, e-mail: radeonhd+help-stAJ6ESoqRxg9hUCZPvPmw@public.gmane.org
Posted Jan 27, 2009 16:47 UTC (Tue)
by mmcgrath (guest, #44906)
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I did end up getting a radeon and while some features are missing, it does work without much trickery. I'm happy to hear these reference guides will be released so the radeon drivers can be made even better.
I like to think that us Free software people are very vendor loyal, I know I try to be. I look forward to purchasing more ATI/AMD stuff in the future
/me really was not paid to say the above :)
Posted Jan 27, 2009 17:26 UTC (Tue)
by stumbles (guest, #8796)
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Posted Jan 27, 2009 18:02 UTC (Tue)
by tajyrink (subscriber, #2750)
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Especially support for older cards is fading - there are 4 release series from nvidia for different sets of cards, which already tells the story that they are not able to support everything properly. Of course the older ones of those series seem to have less support when new kernel / X releases are done, it's a bit of a guesswork.
I have access to one machine with Geforce FX 5700 card, and none of the drivers work really properly for basic compiz + games + video stuff. I hope Nouveau [http://nouveau.freedesktop.org/] will save NVIDIA users before the support fades completely away for older cards.
Posted Jan 27, 2009 18:07 UTC (Tue)
by Quazatron (guest, #4368)
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Systems where I use binary drivers (nvidia or ati) to be able to play 3D games will crash as much as Windows. The cause is usually some interaction between OpenGL, video overlay and Compiz. I don't even try to do more advanced stuff like multi-head or tv-out.
On the other hand, if I stick to default open-source drivers, thing hardly ever go sour. So I've been avoiding nvidia like the plague, and stayed with Intel for basic desktop with compiz, and Ati for 3D gaming.
This is good news, it means I backed the right horse for once :-)
Posted Jan 29, 2009 0:19 UTC (Thu)
by proski (subscriber, #104)
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Posted Jan 27, 2009 17:13 UTC (Tue)
by JungleJazz (guest, #56346)
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Posted Jan 28, 2009 16:10 UTC (Wed)
by iabervon (subscriber, #722)
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Radeon R6xx/R7xx 3D register reference guide released
Really? I cannot accurately remember the last time I had to conjure some voodoo to get a
Nvidia card working. Perhaps it is due to using their latest drivers, the distro I am using. I
don't know. I just know Nvidia has always been less painful in many areas to get up and
running, and with current version of X it is has been a near brainless activity for me.
Radeon R6xx/R7xx 3D register reference guide released
Radeon R6xx/R7xx 3D register reference guide released
Radeon R6xx/R7xx 3D register reference guide released
It's actually hard to buy a compatible video card anywhere if you want accelerated Linux framebuffer with support for widescreen displays, native X11 support, proper switching between X11 and the console, PCI Express compatibility, DVI output and no moving parts. I'm not even talking about 3D acceleration.
Radeon R6xx/R7xx 3D register reference guide released
Radeon R6xx/R7xx 3D register reference guide released
Radeon R6xx/R7xx 3D register reference guide released
